After an intense year of work, the holidays Summer is one of the most anticipated moments by Chileans. Above all, after this 2021, which was experienced with greater intensity than previous years, due to the effects of the pandemic, limiting travel and social outings, consequently affecting days of leisure and enjoyment.
However, after the results delivered by Tiendeo.cl in the survey carried out to find out where and how much Chileans will spend for these vacation 2022these would already have organized their vacations for this summer.
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What will be the resting place for Chileans?
Choosing a place to rest after a year of work and/or study was one of everyone’s favorite scenarios at the end of the year, and although travel suffered many restrictions due to the pandemic, Chileans are already beginning to resume their summer plans.
30% say that they are planning to visit a family member, then 25% of those surveyed say they want to get away with their partner, and the last 23% plan to travel with a group of friends. Similarly, 60% of those consulted commented that they would opt for Travel by car and 32% plan to carry out the Travel by plane.
Likewise, when asked about the preferred destinations to visit, 82% assured that they will enjoy a destination within the countrywhile 10% plan to visit USA and only 8% to a destination within Latin America.
The digitization of travelers
The role played by smartphones and social networks in our lives, as well as the rise of electronic payments and booking applications have driven the digitization of the industry, making organizing vacations faster and easier.
This is how, when planning their vacations, Chileans show a high interest in choosing their destination online, thus reinforcing the search trend in virtual agencieswhich reached 50% of those interested, 42% preferred to plan it on their own to choose freely and control their decisions, while much less than 8% said they had gone to a physical agency to quote and choose their destiny.
Along this same line, when knowing what influenced the choice of the place to vacation, 60% affirmed that it was the recommendations of friends and family. With more than half of the world’s population immersed in social networks, it is not surprising that 28% have been inspired by photos and stories that are presumed in social networks, and a 12% for reports or television programs, who influenced the final decision.
Regarding the favorite dates to take their days off, 50% of those surveyed said they prefer to travel in February, either the first or second fortnight, 30% have it planned for January while 8.3 % would take advantage of the end of the year holidays.
How much do you plan to spend on this vacation?
Although there is greater enthusiasm to spend these holidays 2022there is still some caution when choosing the number of days and the budget.
The average number of vacation days that Chileans will take this summer will be 10 days, as stated by the 53% of Chileansfollowed by a 25% who intend to extend their vacation to a maximum of 15 dayswhile some more reluctant do not intend to exceed 5 days off.
As for the amount destined to be spent on these outings, a 31% Of these, he answered that he will spend between 200 and 600 thousandthe 23% between 600 thousand and 1 milliona same 22.2% between 1 million and 1 million 400 thousand pesosand finally, the most cautious comment that they will spend up to 200 thousand pesos.